Topic
Platform Regulation
29 published works
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Final Agreement Reached on Digital Markets Act: A Paradigm Shift In Digital Regulation
On Thursday, March 25, 2022, the European Parliament and EU Member States reached agreement on the final text of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA marks a paradigm shift…
Global Trade Law Blog
Legislatures Can Free App Developers from Platform Providers’ Mandates to Use Their In-App Purchasing Systems Without Violating WTO Principles
Internet platform providers rely upon developers of applications to populate their application stores. Some platform providers mandate app developers to use the platform’s in-app purchasing system as a condition to…
Michael Geist
Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s Curious Use of Facebook
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault yesterday told the House of Commons Heritage Committee that his department would reduce the amount it allocates to digital advertising, arguing that too much goes…
Global Trade Policy Blog
European Commission Unveils Far-Reaching Legislative Proposals for Regulating Platforms, Hosting Services and Online Intermediaries
By David O'Sullivan, Charlotte Brett
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday 17 December issued long-anticipated proposals for new digital technology regulation in the European Union (EU): the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Women’s victimization by online hate impedes their democratic participation: LEAF
Platform regulation should balance fighting hate and protecting free speech, says organization
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Platform to Business Regulation – Now in Force
Since 12 July 2020, the Platform to Business Regulation has been directly applicable in the UK and all EU member states. However, with Brexit worries and the COVID-19 crisis having…
The Right Coast
Google Censors Video Exposing Google | Breitbart
Google-owned video platform YouTube took down a video from Project Veritas showing a senior employee at the company appearing to admit that the company plans to interfere in the next…
Global Media and Communications Watch
DSM Watch: Commission official and industry experts discuss “problem-based” approach to platform regulation
Digital Europe's June 22, 2016 debate on platform regulation featured Anna Herold, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Oettinger, Patrice Chazerand, Director, Digital Europe, Pieter Nooren, from the Dutch think tank…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Can Twitter be ordered to turn off terrorists accounts? Twitter finds itself in middle of free speech battles
When I wrote about the US military and the Taliban engaging each other via Twitter I heard comments that Twitter ought to be compelled to turn off the Taliban's accounts.…